Acrylic Painting Techniques: How to Master the Medium of Our Age Paperback – April 1, 2002

Great book

I probably shouldn't give this book a rating. I'm prejudiced. I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Quiller's work. I had to have his books. That said, I have learned more about paint and media from his books than I have from any other book. While this book is not a step-by-step book, he does share some of the progression that a painting goes through from his inspiration to the finished product with a few examples.

First, I love Quiller's work and color choices so naturally I would love the fresh approach to his landscapes. It is a wonderful book to see the alternatives to the Super-realistic paintings created by most artists. It is a unique way to use color and the simplified landscapes that are the result. This book is an eye-opener to the traditional artist and should be used to expand our outlook to the outdoors and the semi-abstract genre. Heartily recommend this book.

In you have painted for any length of time, you are not going to get any new advice from this book. But it does help re-reinforce the basics. It's well-written. The photo tints are a little off.

He has used the medium for many years. He talks about different painting surfaces, brands, paint brushes and setting up your palette. How to see color. Value intensity, complimentary, analogous and triadic color relationships. Creating texture and building a painting with layers. The book is inspiring. Well worth the purchase.

He makes painting easy, especially color theory.

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This book contains a good color wheel and some useful discussion about material, but that's about it. The art is extremely idiosyncratic, stylized, and modern, and it is not very appealing. What's more, it appears that the author only has command of one style/genre, and that won't be of much help people who are trying to learn. Spend your money on The North Light Book of Acrylic Painting Techniques instead.